Wednesday

Aisha Kabiru Mohammed, Nigeria

Wednesday:

/ˈwɛnzdeɪ/, /ˈwɛnzdi/, /ˈwɛnzdɪ/,
Noun
The day between Monday and Tuesday. The name is derived from Old English Wōdnesdæg and Middle English Wednesdei, "day of Woden", reflecting the religion practised by the Anglo-Saxons, the English equivalent to the Norse god Odin.

1.
I am a younger girl
fascinated by the voices
trapped in the radio of
my father's ash Honda accord.
Wednesdays are listening to
Songs from a time known by stories
And google searches.

2.
I perform the listening of these songs
like a ritual to the music of the
Odins of my grandmother and mother's
Generation. Every Wednesday

3.
Tina Turner croons:

Oh-oh, what's love got to do, got to do with it?
What's love but a second-hand emotion?
What's love got to do, got to do with it?
Who needs a heart when a heart can be broken?

4.
My ten-year-old head is filled with
memories of a time that eludes me
I am thrown out the car into a time
I cannot articulate.

Aisha is a poet, essayist, and fiction writer. Her pieces revolve around identity, feminism, and the African mind and body as political and spiritual entities. When she isn't studying law and writing you can find her drinking tea, reading, stroking cats and volunteering to spread mental health awareness. Aisha currently hosts a podcast segment for Ayamba Lit Cast called "Poet Box Series."